The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-30
JACKSON, MISS.
The Board Of Control Inspects the
PenIteniiary COnyicts-Hamil-
ton and Eubank Indicted.
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JAcKsos, MIss., June 29.-Extracts
from the minutes of the Board Of Con-
troll of the Mississippi penitentiary, at
a meeting held at the Capitol, June
%, 1887, towlt:
The Board Of Control, on the 18th
and 18th In slant, made an inspection
of the penitentisry convicls in Harri-
son county, at work on the construc-
ton of the Gulf and Ship Island rail
read. 1t is ordered that the following
be entered on the minutes OF the
Board as the result of said inspection:
There are in Harrison county at work
on said road Dol convicts, divided into
three camps. We find the rules and
regulations established for the govern
msnt Of the penite ntiary violated in
the following particulars:
Fhst-Copies OF the printed rules
and regulations are not preserved and
placed in the hands OF the guards.
Second-Oonyicts ars permitted to
act az guards.
Third-Sutficient hospital accom-.
modalions are not furnished, in this:
The diet provided for the sick is not
suiteb g in bne camp there is no sepa.
rate placs Of conf i, ment or hospital
fer the fsma hes, but they are placed in
the stockad{ with otter oonvicts, with
no bedding Except some worn and ex-
ceedingly DIZZY blankets. The necessi-
ty for bettet accommodations for the
sick, ia shown by the fact that there
are sixiy-seten on the sick list at three
camps, fifteen Of whom have measles !;
sufficient trueseH are not provided,
some convictA with hernia being at
work without them.
Fourth Oonvicts have not all Of
them sufficient clothing for a change,
and to enable them to keep clearly
and free from vermin.
Fifth-The convicts are not washed
or given opportunity to wash them,
selves, as the rules and regulations re-
quire.
Sixih-No devotional or religious
exercises are provided at these camps,
as required by the rules and reguls.
tons, 90 far az have come to the
knowledge Of this hoard.
SsvSa.h;-=sS1enss OF the conyicts are
allowed to 20 without the convict
guard, in open violation of the rules
and regulations prescribed by the
Board OF Control.
The following convicts were found
to be unfit for duty OF any kind at the
camps in Question, and 80 declared 10
be. by the physician in charge, aud it
is therefore directed that said convicts,
nam ely, No. 20, Goodman, and No.
1856, Bob eastman, be returned to the
walls at Jackson.
We fiud that they are we'll fed and
10 instances OF cruel treatment at the
camps III question have come to our
knowledge. At the meeting held by
the board at Mississippi City, June
18th, q communication was addressed
to Capt. w. II. Hardy, the President
of the Gull and Ship Island railroad
calling his st.entinn and that of the
lessees to the foregoing instances o.
violations OF the rules and regulations
and insisting on the observance of the
same. II 10 now ordered that the les
sees be requested to meet the Board O.
! Control Tomorrow morning at II
O'Clock for conference relative 10 thu
subject matter of said report.
1t ia iutther ordered that the Hon
David Johnson, Superintendent OF thu
penitentiary, be again, as he was b.
letter from Mississippi City, request eC
to repair TO said camps and remain
there and report at once any failur
on the part OF the management to OBJ
serve and enforce the faid rules ant
regulations.
The physician of the penitentiaIy
DR.. Witt Johnston, having complsine
that the diet and bedding for the sicl
Ia the hospital in the walls are INSULT
cient, Col. W. L. Nugent, attorney 70
and reoreseutaiive Of the lessees, ap
peared before the board on the z9tI
of June and stated that any requisi
tion that DR.. Johnston may make TO
the hospital will be filed at once, this
instances Of violations OF the rules an,
regulations cited in the foregoing re
port shall be remedied, aud tha th
said rules and regulations shall in tn
future be strictly complied with.
The railroad commission have cite
the KANSAS City, Memphis and BIZ
minghsm railr ad company to sppea
on the End OF August next to revis
the passenger tariff.
The grand jury today presented t
the court separate indictments againt
Col. Jonas 8, Ha iton and L. NJ. Eu
bank, cha ging them with the murde
of Rodefick D. Gsmbrell, on the St
OF May last. Albrecht, who was hel
under bond to answer to the sam
charge by Chancellor Peyton, has nj
as yet beer indicted.
Henry llcKsy, son OF DR.. II. Is. NJ,
Kay, at n adison Station, died toda
and will b. buried there tomorrow.